E Shannon
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Often Confused. Use whatever pronouns you want; I'm still trying to figure which ones are best for me.
One person was involved in over 1,000 bets on fixed matches. (2/2)
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
Table tennis player avoids jail after $470,000 windfall from betting on fixed matches
Adam Michael Green, 43, won $473,000 for himself and overseas associates after placing bets on 1,170 fixed international matches
www.theguardian.com
October 30, 2025 at 1:27 AM
One person was involved in over 1,000 bets on fixed matches. (2/2)
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
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cackled at this on the broadcast
October 28, 2025 at 6:33 AM
cackled at this on the broadcast
Meritocracy!
Oct. 21, 1925: Adolph Koppel, the new president of Central Savings Bank of New York, has lived the immigrant dream, but not through thrift or hard work. He owes his success to “letting the other fellows die”—from a cashier whose job he took, all the way up to his current position.
October 21, 2025 at 9:45 PM
Meritocracy!
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"Just as Jan van Eyck’s great painting The Arnolfini Portrait is widely believed to have served as a marriage contract, so the artwork examined here may well have served to seal a union."
Fine Art Authentication Report: Portrait of Female Nude, Sharpie on Paper
Angelico Schwartzkopf and Jean-Paul Pudzianowski Fine Art Authenticators I. Introduction As requested, herein is our authentication report on the ...
buff.ly
September 10, 2025 at 3:25 PM
"Just as Jan van Eyck’s great painting The Arnolfini Portrait is widely believed to have served as a marriage contract, so the artwork examined here may well have served to seal a union."
"Ruin a book by adding Tom Clancy's to the title"
Tom Clancy's The Idiot.
Tom Clancy's The Idiot.
Ruin a book by adding Tom Clancy's to the title
Tom Clancy's The House on Mango Street
Tom Clancy's The House on Mango Street
Ruin a book by adding Tom Clancy's to the title
Tom Clancy's The Feminine Mystique
Tom Clancy's The Feminine Mystique
August 28, 2025 at 2:00 AM
"Ruin a book by adding Tom Clancy's to the title"
Tom Clancy's The Idiot.
Tom Clancy's The Idiot.
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If there is one lesson to draw from the history of fascism in the interwar period in Europe, it is this:
Democracy falls if and when mainstream conservatives and centrist/center-right elites decide to make common cause with extremists because they consider the “radical Left” the more acute threat.
Democracy falls if and when mainstream conservatives and centrist/center-right elites decide to make common cause with extremists because they consider the “radical Left” the more acute threat.
“The New York Times collaborated with a white nationalist eugenicist hacker and agreed to keep his identity a secret to publish a Zohran Mamdani hit piece” is a way bigger story than “18 year old Zohran Mamdani ticked ‘African American’ on his Columbia application because he was a citizen of Uganda”
July 4, 2025 at 2:13 PM
If there is one lesson to draw from the history of fascism in the interwar period in Europe, it is this:
Democracy falls if and when mainstream conservatives and centrist/center-right elites decide to make common cause with extremists because they consider the “radical Left” the more acute threat.
Democracy falls if and when mainstream conservatives and centrist/center-right elites decide to make common cause with extremists because they consider the “radical Left” the more acute threat.
I regularly check Wikipedia's list of "Deaths in 2025," and learned that Billy Hunter died.
He was the last living member of the AL's St. Louis Browns, a franchise best known for their poor play from 1923 to 1953.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Billy_H...
He was the last living member of the AL's St. Louis Browns, a franchise best known for their poor play from 1923 to 1953.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Billy_H...
Billy Hunter (baseball) - Wikipedia
en.wikipedia.org
July 4, 2025 at 1:30 AM
I regularly check Wikipedia's list of "Deaths in 2025," and learned that Billy Hunter died.
He was the last living member of the AL's St. Louis Browns, a franchise best known for their poor play from 1923 to 1953.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Billy_H...
He was the last living member of the AL's St. Louis Browns, a franchise best known for their poor play from 1923 to 1953.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Billy_H...
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Shoutout to Whitney Plantation, who has always BANNED WEDDINGS at their location and allowed the entire facility and its grounds to be an indoor and outdoor museum. It also houses the genealogical records for over 100,000 enslaved people.
You can search for your loved ones in its archives.
You can search for your loved ones in its archives.
May 16, 2025 at 7:09 PM
Shoutout to Whitney Plantation, who has always BANNED WEDDINGS at their location and allowed the entire facility and its grounds to be an indoor and outdoor museum. It also houses the genealogical records for over 100,000 enslaved people.
You can search for your loved ones in its archives.
You can search for your loved ones in its archives.
#ReadingMaterialInASongOrMovie
I've been working on the Reading Railroad.
[It's a space on the American Monopoly board.]
I've been working on the Reading Railroad.
[It's a space on the American Monopoly board.]
It's 11 am ET/4 pm UK It's Time For @fgfriendlies.bsky.social 2 With Your Host @feelgoodonbluesky.bsky.social And @tweetfeelsgood On X !
Today is #GreatPoetryReadingDay so let's play:
#ReadingMaterialInASongOrMovie
Today is #GreatPoetryReadingDay so let's play:
#ReadingMaterialInASongOrMovie
a cat wearing glasses is sitting on top of an open book on a table .
ALT: a cat wearing glasses is sitting on top of an open book on a table .
media.tenor.com
April 28, 2025 at 4:35 PM
#ReadingMaterialInASongOrMovie
I've been working on the Reading Railroad.
[It's a space on the American Monopoly board.]
I've been working on the Reading Railroad.
[It's a space on the American Monopoly board.]
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i often see things that make me say "this is the most Boston thing I have ever seen in my life" but i think this one might have swept them all
April 20, 2025 at 4:37 PM
i often see things that make me say "this is the most Boston thing I have ever seen in my life" but i think this one might have swept them all
I want to apologize for botching up big time.
I claimed that the Democratic platform did not show any concern for Palestine.
I did this based on a search for "Palestine" in the party platform.
The party does mention "Palestinians," though.
I have deleted the posts in question.
I claimed that the Democratic platform did not show any concern for Palestine.
I did this based on a search for "Palestine" in the party platform.
The party does mention "Palestinians," though.
I have deleted the posts in question.
April 7, 2025 at 10:04 PM
I want to apologize for botching up big time.
I claimed that the Democratic platform did not show any concern for Palestine.
I did this based on a search for "Palestine" in the party platform.
The party does mention "Palestinians," though.
I have deleted the posts in question.
I claimed that the Democratic platform did not show any concern for Palestine.
I did this based on a search for "Palestine" in the party platform.
The party does mention "Palestinians," though.
I have deleted the posts in question.
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the moderator note is *chef’s kiss* www.reddit.com/r/Seattle/co...
From the Seattle community on Reddit
Explore this post and more from the Seattle community
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March 21, 2025 at 7:20 PM
the moderator note is *chef’s kiss* www.reddit.com/r/Seattle/co...
From the "You Learn Something New from AI Every Day" Department:
March 12, 2025 at 6:09 PM
From the "You Learn Something New from AI Every Day" Department:
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Happy Ash Wednesday, which thanks to this meme has also become a sort of a 'don't forget to proofread' day...
March 5, 2025 at 1:28 PM
Happy Ash Wednesday, which thanks to this meme has also become a sort of a 'don't forget to proofread' day...
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Rahm Emanuel opposed Howard Dean's 50-State Strategy and is the chief mastermind behind "don't talk about immigration" strategy going back over a decade, ceding the entire conversation to right-wing bigots to define.
Enjoying everyone's dunks on Rahm Emanuel but I have to note, once again, that he is still the undisputed champion of Worst Political Instincts for saying, in 2009 as White House Chief of Staff, "I don't give a fuck about judges."
Whoops! Maybe you should've cared about them, Rahm.
Whoops! Maybe you should've cared about them, Rahm.
Ex-Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel spouts transphobic talking points to Bill Maher.
"Look, in seventh grade, if I had known that I could have said the word ‘They’ and got in the girls bathroom, I would have done it."
"Look, in seventh grade, if I had known that I could have said the word ‘They’ and got in the girls bathroom, I would have done it."
March 2, 2025 at 12:04 AM
Rahm Emanuel opposed Howard Dean's 50-State Strategy and is the chief mastermind behind "don't talk about immigration" strategy going back over a decade, ceding the entire conversation to right-wing bigots to define.
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A-weema-weh, a-weema-weh, a-weema-weh, a-weema-weh
A-weema-weh, a-weema-weh, a-weema-weh, a-weema-weh
In the Sweden, the mighty Sweden...
A-weema-weh, a-weema-weh, a-weema-weh, a-weema-weh
In the Sweden, the mighty Sweden...
February 24, 2025 at 10:05 AM
A-weema-weh, a-weema-weh, a-weema-weh, a-weema-weh
A-weema-weh, a-weema-weh, a-weema-weh, a-weema-weh
In the Sweden, the mighty Sweden...
A-weema-weh, a-weema-weh, a-weema-weh, a-weema-weh
In the Sweden, the mighty Sweden...
If you're going to mock "Group X is controlling the world," chose a Group Y to take its place.
For instance, the Swedes are controlling the world. You might think that they're the boring people who came up with boring cars like the Volvo, but they're still Vikings deep down. (1/n)
For instance, the Swedes are controlling the world. You might think that they're the boring people who came up with boring cars like the Volvo, but they're still Vikings deep down. (1/n)
15. Of course, humor can be complicated. Sometimes what superficially appears to be racist humor is actually parody or satire -- designed to actually alienate (reject) racism by mocking racist humor. So interpreting humor can get tricky.
February 20, 2025 at 2:20 AM
If you're going to mock "Group X is controlling the world," chose a Group Y to take its place.
For instance, the Swedes are controlling the world. You might think that they're the boring people who came up with boring cars like the Volvo, but they're still Vikings deep down. (1/n)
For instance, the Swedes are controlling the world. You might think that they're the boring people who came up with boring cars like the Volvo, but they're still Vikings deep down. (1/n)
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"We didn’t become the greatest shirtwaist factory in the world by resting on our laurels. That’s why we’ve brought in a new efficiency czar, Noel Skum, whose job is to cut unnecessary spending and roll back overly restrictive safety regulations."
www.mcsweeneys.net/articles/tha...
www.mcsweeneys.net/articles/tha...
Thanks to Our New Efficiency Czar, the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Is Saving More Money Than Ever
“Trump administration officials fired more than 300 staffers Thursday night at the National Nuclear Security Administration…. Sources told CNN the ...
www.mcsweeneys.net
February 19, 2025 at 2:38 AM
"We didn’t become the greatest shirtwaist factory in the world by resting on our laurels. That’s why we’ve brought in a new efficiency czar, Noel Skum, whose job is to cut unnecessary spending and roll back overly restrictive safety regulations."
www.mcsweeneys.net/articles/tha...
www.mcsweeneys.net/articles/tha...
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Nice summing up of the TERF movement.
Remember, it is *never* about the reasons they offer.
Remember, it is *never* about the reasons they offer.
February 16, 2025 at 12:13 PM
Nice summing up of the TERF movement.
Remember, it is *never* about the reasons they offer.
Remember, it is *never* about the reasons they offer.
A Highway exit ramp #IsARealTurnOff , especially when it leads to a place you'd rather not go to.
February 16, 2025 at 10:13 PM
A Highway exit ramp #IsARealTurnOff , especially when it leads to a place you'd rather not go to.
This evening's big game disappointed me. I was hoping Peñarol would hold on to beat Nacional.
February 10, 2025 at 3:05 AM
This evening's big game disappointed me. I was hoping Peñarol would hold on to beat Nacional.
"The Catholic Church says February 14 is also St. Cyril's feast day, so we'll honor him - and the Cyrillic alphabet - with this Teach Yourself Bulgarian textbook!"
#ValentinesDayGiftFails
[The Orthodox Church honors him in May.]
www.amazon.com/Teach-Yourse...
#ValentinesDayGiftFails
[The Orthodox Church honors him in May.]
www.amazon.com/Teach-Yourse...
February 7, 2025 at 2:24 AM
"The Catholic Church says February 14 is also St. Cyril's feast day, so we'll honor him - and the Cyrillic alphabet - with this Teach Yourself Bulgarian textbook!"
#ValentinesDayGiftFails
[The Orthodox Church honors him in May.]
www.amazon.com/Teach-Yourse...
#ValentinesDayGiftFails
[The Orthodox Church honors him in May.]
www.amazon.com/Teach-Yourse...
Meowls are not always the greatest romantics but they’re pretty good at inspiring some of the more… unusual… interesting and memorable Valentine’s Day gift ideas.
Let’s play #ValentinesDayGiftFails
Give us a follow & follow @calendargirlbot.bsky.social to keep up with the latest #HashtagGames.
Let’s play #ValentinesDayGiftFails
Give us a follow & follow @calendargirlbot.bsky.social to keep up with the latest #HashtagGames.
February 7, 2025 at 2:10 AM
How a Senate minority can gum up the works.
When I was a Hill staffer in 2009, a Dem trifecta was trying to pass universal healthcare. In response, Senate GOP released a memo detailing all of the tactics they in the minority could use to delay the effort as much as possible. I'm recirculating that 2009 GOP memo here. Take inspiration from it.
February 2, 2025 at 5:52 PM
How a Senate minority can gum up the works.